High street supermarket Iceland has recalled one of its products after an illness-causing bacteria was found. 

Cathedral City Cheese and Ham Gratin has been taken off the shelves after it was found to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes which can cause illness if consumed.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea.

Cathedral City Cheese & Ham Gratin

Eastern Daily Press: Cathedral City Cheese & Ham Gratin has been recalled by Iceland Cathedral City Cheese & Ham Gratin has been recalled by Iceland (Image: Food Standards Agency)

Pack size: 400g

Best before: May 2, 2024

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one-month-old and people with weakened immune systems.

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Anyone who has bought the product should not eat it and return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund, with or without a receipt.

What is a product recall?

If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be called by the Food Standards Agency. 

In some cases, a 'Food Alert for Action' is issued.

This provides local authorities with details of specific actions to be taken on behalf of consumers.